North Dakota · Census place 56700
New Salem city, ND
Quick answer
New Salem city has 904 residents, ranking #64 of 406 places in North Dakota. Median household income is $69,750, the median home is worth $173,400 and median gross rent runs $866 a month.
- Population
- 904New Salem city residents
- Median household income
- $69,750Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $173,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $866Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 74.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in New Salem city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the New Salem city median would spend about 14.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.8% of residents and 74.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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